Synonyms of etches

etches 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of etch

1

as in engraves

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface

the artist etched his landscape on a copper plate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engraves
• inscribes
• carves
• sculpts
• traces
• graves
• incises
• insculps
• chisels
• affixes
• sculptures
• notches
• indents
• grooves
• chases
• impresses
• scores

2

as in imprints

to produce a vivid impression of

in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engraves
• imprints
• impresses
• brands
• ingrains
• infuses
• instills
• imbues
• infixes
• inculcates
• stamps
• implants
• sets
• fixes
• enroots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• erases
• obliterates
• expunges
• blots out

etches

2 of 2

noun

plural of etch

as in etchings

Related Words

• etchings
• engravings
• portraits
• representations
• depictions
• line drawings
• watercolors
• likenesses
• images
• aquatints
• pastels
• contours
• figures
• outlines
• blueprints
• charcoals
• drawings
• silhouettes
• doodles
• caricatures
• sketches
• illustrations
• cartoons
• delineations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of etches

Verb

While the confetti settles at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Spain etches its name further into soccer’s history books with its second men’s World Cup title, the women’s side of the game is awakening. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Nothing etches itself in your heart quite like the memory of watching a pack of energetic African wild dogs frolicking, a lioness and her cubs dozing on the Kalahari with your own kids tucked in close. — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026

Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America. — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025